Drainboard



Jan. 16, 1945. H. N. WHEELER AL 2,367,321

DRAIN BOA Filed Oct. 2, 1943 IL [h INVENTURS HARRY N.WHEELER TILLMAN E WHEELER Patented Jan. 16, 1945 OFFICE nitamnoimn v H Harry N.

Wheeler and TillmanE. Wheeler, 7

Birmingham, Ala'.

Application was 2, 1943,.Serial No. 504,77

7 Claims.

This invention relates'to a' drain board which shall be readily adapted to'be attached to and detached from an ordinary bathroom lavatory and which shall afiord means for light laundering operations as well as converting'the lavatory to various cleaning operations otherthan its primary-use. P

Dwellers in small apartments having no laundering facilities often have need for washing and drying small articles of apparel, and for other washing and cleaning which cannot be readily carried out in the ordinary lavatory. In accordance with our invention we provide a light, flexible, water resistant drain board which may be mounted on'the ordinary lavatory and securely held in place thereon, and which converts the lavatory to a sink with a suitable drain board, and

includes means for holding articles tobe dried.

A device embodying features of our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, forming a part or this application, in which the-re is provided a ridge l5 extending around the table portion I [I to cause water splashed from the vided with the usual drain outlet 20 which may be controlled in any suitable manner, not shown.

Our improved detachable drain board is com- I prised of a sheet of material l8 which should be stifi enough to stand the service for which it is intended, and flexible enough to be sprung under the discharge spouts l6 and IT, in placing it on the lavatory. Accordingly it may be made of I metal, plywood, composition board, plastic materials of various kinds, and others which will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art. The

drain board is provided with an opening i9 over the bowl H which opening is made preferably -wider than the bowl to permit some lateral adjustment of the drain board on the lavatory to avoid adjacent articles or walls in the room in which it is located. A plurality of drain grooves 2| areprovided in thesurface of the drain board all of which lead into the opening 19. Around the ends and front of the drain board, We provide slots 22 to a-fiord a means for hanging small articles to dry, such as stockings, handkerchiefsand thelike. j I c It will be seen by reference to the drawing that the Opening' -IQ' is so'formed as to provide a relatively narrow strip 23 at the rear which, in-the case of a round bowl such as shown in Fig. 1: may overhang a portion of the bowl and is slid under the discharge spouts l6 and I! to rest on the table portion In of the lavatory. Where the discharge spouts l6 and I! extend'below the level of the ridge l5, the engage the strip 23 and hold the drain boardin place. For that reason it will be seen that the material from which the drain board is'made should be flexible enough to be bent and slid under such discharge spouts. The strip 23'is also provided with a plurality of notches 24 along the back -edge which are adapted to engage the faucets l3 and I4 and prevent lateral displacement of the drain board when in use.

Where the discharge spouts l6 and I! do not extend downwardly as low as shown in Fig. 2. other means must be provided for attaching the drain board to the lavatory. In order to accomplish this we may provide spring clips 26 which maybe attached at 21 and 28 to the rear strip 23 of the drain board and hooked around the faucets J3 and I4. We show the drain board as being provided with a plurality of small holes 29 along the rear strip 23 through which the clips 26 may be attached to accommodate various spacings of the faucets l3 and M.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing we show a modified form of our invention which is adapted for acorner lavatory. Such a lavatory may comprise a table portion 3! having a corner splash board 32 at the rear with faucets 34 and 35 extending upwardly through the table portion and with a single mixing discharge spout 31 overhanging the bowl 39. In accordance with this modification,

the drain board 4| is provided with rear corners cut away at 42 and 43 to fit into the recess formed by the splash board 32. This causes the end slots 44 to be shorter than the end slots 22 shown in Fig. 1. In all other respects the drain board 4| manently attached to one end of the drain board and which is passed under the bowl 39 as indicated in dotted lines, to the rear of the drain conduit 4 to be secured in a notch 48 at the opposite end of the drain board. Such securin means is particularly adapted for lavatories hav ing the faucets so positioned that th clips 26 may not be used to advantage.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that we have devised an improved drain board wnienmay be readily attached and detached from an ordinary lavatory, which is adapted to. render the lavatory more adaptable for various cleaning operations.

While We have shown our invention in but two forms, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various other changes and modifications, without departing from the spirit thereof, and we desire, therefore, that only such limitations shall be placed thereupon as are specifically set forth in the appended claims.

What we claim is:

1. In combination with a lavatory having a table portion and a bowl with faucets mounted on the table portion, a detachable drain board overhanging the table portion and having an opening therein over the bowl, and detachable means cooperating with the back of the board and the faucets to secure the drain board on the bowl.

2. In combination with a lavatory having a table portion and a bowl with faucets mounted on the table portion and having discharge spouts overhangin the bowl, a detachable drain board overhanging the table portion and having an opening therein over the bowl, and a strip at the rear of the bowl adapted to be engaged behind the discharge spouts, said discharge spouts extending downwardly below the level of the table portion of the lavatory to engage the strip and hold the drain board in place.

3. In combination with a lavatory having a table portion and a bowl with faucets mounted on the table portion and having discharge spouts overhanging the bowl, a detachable drain board overhanging the table portion and having an openin therein over the bowl, and a strip at the rea of the bowl adapted to be engaged behind the discharge spouts, said discharge spouts extending downwardly below the level of the table portion of the lavatory to engage the strip and hold the drain board in place, there being notches :formed in the back of the strip to engage the 'faucets and prevent lateral displacement of the :clra'in board.

4. A detachable drain board for attachment to a lavatory having a table portion and a bowl with faucets mounted on the table portion and having dischargespouts overhanging the bowl, comprising .a flexible water resistant member adapted to rest on the lavatory and overhang the table portion and having an opening therein to fit over the bowl with a strip along the rear behind the discharge spouts of the faucets, and flexible securing means 'for detachably connecting the drain board to the bowl.

5. A detachable drain board for attachment to a lavatory having a table portion and a bowl with faucets mounted on the table portion, comprising a flexible water resistant member adapted to rest on the lavatory and overhang the table portion and having an opening therein to fit over the bowl with a strip along the rear, notches formed in the rear of the strip to engage the faucets on the table portion, and flexible securing means for attaching the drain board to the bowl.

6. A detachable drain board as set forth in claim 5 in which the flexible securing means comprises springs having their ends secured to the strip at the rear of the drain board and disposed to hook behind the faucets.

7. A detachable drain board as set forth in claim 5 in which the flexible securing member is secured near one end of the drain board and is adapted to be passed under the lavatory and secured near the other. end to hold the drain board in place.

HARRY N. WHEELER. TIILMAN E.'WHEELER. 

